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Recent Examples of backslide
Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
And don’t rely on credit — avoid backsliding into debt.
—Chad Van Horn, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Making changes actually happen within the facility can be difficult, slow and might result in backsliding instead of progress, Ducayet said.
—Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
In an era where technological advances are, once again, deployed to circumvent worker collective power; regulators and investors must use their power to prevent backsliding on progress.
—Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
On January 6, Mars retrograde will backslide into Cancer, bringing your ego to the forefront of your challenges.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
And don’t rely on credit — avoid backsliding into debt.
—Chad Van Horn, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Making changes actually happen within the facility can be difficult, slow and might result in backsliding instead of progress, Ducayet said.
—Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
In an era where technological advances are, once again, deployed to circumvent worker collective power; regulators and investors must use their power to prevent backsliding on progress.
—Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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This suggests that cannabis could serve as a safer alternative for those looking to cut down or quit alcohol without the same risk of relapse.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The program had high relapse rates and was tainted by drug experiments on human subjects.—
Jan Hoffman,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reversed a last-minute decision by the Biden administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those from Venezuela through October 2026, leaving thousands open to potential deportation when their protections lapse this year.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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This year, the program opened on Nov. 1 2024, meaning applications were being accepted for less than 12 weeks before funding lapsed.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Rangers are banking on a healthy Jung, a more experienced Wyatt Langford and the additions of Jake Burger and Joc Pederson to pad their lineup and protect against any regression from other players.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Regardless, Gourde would have likely fetched something for Seattle general manager Ron Francis because his pedigree is valued once spring-time roles around regardless of age and stat regression.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Efforts were concentrated last summer on an unprecedented spending spree of nearly £200million on nine new signings, but the narrative this summer could revert back to players in the squad likely to attract weighty transfer interest.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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His proposal also would remove an enhanced credit for Idahoans 65 years and older, and instead revert them to the same credit that others receive.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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History shows that external actors make reversions to conflict much greater.—
Brandon Hoffman,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The missed projection was the result of state reversions and unanticipated growth of services for gaining and disabled residents.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Patrick Williams has regressed in the first year of a five-year, $90 million extension.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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And the Nuggets have regressed from eighth to 17th in defensive rating without their former lead defensive guard.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
22 Nov. 2024
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In another 5-to-4 decision, Justice O’Connor wrote an opinion that would significantly alter the initial retrogression standard established in Beer v. United States.—
Nick Corasaniti,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2023
Verb
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His tariffs and immigration crackdown could push up prices, potentially rekindling the inflation that turned many U.S. voters against President Joe Biden and helped return Trump to the White House.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Because the clients return [to shop], they are used to the silhouettes as well.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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